About
Claire Stranger-Ford is a professional violinist based in the North West, who offers acoustic or electric violin with accompaniment of professional quality backing tracks for all important wedding moments. Claire is an experienced artist, who aims to provide a bespoke music experience. She offers her services for Weddings, Civil partnerships, birthday parties, funerals, corporate functions, promotions, marriage proposals and other special occasions. She covers all locations in Yorkshire, Cheshire, the Lake District, Cumbria, Merseyside, Derbyshire and Leicestershire as well as large parts of Scotland.
Experience
Claire has more than fifteen years of experience working with a number of orchestras like the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Halle, Welsh National Opera, Opera North and Northern Ballet Theatre. She has played at hundreds of weddings and also at other events with string quartets, a jazz trio and as a soloist.
Services offered
Claire boasts an impressive repertoire, featuring a wide variety of music genres, ranging from jazz to Pop to latest hits. She offers tailored packages and prices to suit various demands and budgets. For weddings she is willing to play at any part of the event, including during the ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast.
Typical songs include:
Canon in D - Pachelbel
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
One Day Like This - Elbow
Greatest Day - Take That
That's Amore - Dean Martin
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
To Make You Feel My Love - Adele
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Levitating - Dua Lipa
All You're Dreaming Of - Liam Gallagher
- Woman-owned
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